brightly
/ˈbɹaɪtli/
brightly adverb: in a bright manner.
Adverb
brightly (comparative brightlier or more brightly, superlative brightliest or most brightly)
- In a bright manner.
- The sun was shining brightly, making me squint.
- The visitors started brightly and had an early chance when Valencia's experienced captain David Albeda gifted the ball to Fernando Torres, but the striker was caught by defender Adil Rami as he threatened to shoot.2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
brightly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
brightly in Hindi
- चमकीले ढंग से, उज्ज्वल रूप से
brightly in Tamil
- பிரகாசமாக
brightly in Marathi
- in a bright manner
- तेजस्वीपणे tejasvīpṇe, तेजाने tejāne
brightly in Bengali
- উজ্জ্বল ভাবে
More languagesFewer languages
- brightly in Telugu
- ప్రకాశవంతంగా
- brightly in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ
- brightly in Gujarati
- તેજસ્વી રીતે
- brightly in Odia
- ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ଭାବେ, ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ଭାବରେ
- brightly in Thai
- จรัส jà-ràt
Examples of brightly in a sentence
- She looked brightly at Grandmamma, who nodded and said, 'Yes, it's yours now.'1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 106:
- Now he rushed to the platform edge carrying a full fire bucket, in a forlorn attempt to douse the flames as the now brightly burning wagon rolled past.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:
Forms of brightly
| comparative | brightlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more brightly |
| superlative | brightliest |
| superlative | most brightly |
Origin of brightly
From Middle English brightliche, from Old English beorhtlice, equivalent to bright + -ly.
Words that rhyme with brightly
Questions about brightly
- What does brightly mean?
- Brightly means in a bright manner.
- What is brightly in Hindi?
- Brightly in Hindi is चमकीले ढंग से, उज्ज्वल रूप से. See Brightly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use brightly in a sentence?
- She looked brightly at Grandmamma, who nodded and said, 'Yes, it's yours now.'
- What part of speech is brightly?
- Brightly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce brightly?
- Brightly is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪtli/.
Words near brightly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brightly (page history and authors); brightly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brightly (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brightly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brightly (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brightly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brightly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brightly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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